17867729. Centralized Management of External Clusters on Managed Kubernetes Platforms simplified abstract (Dell Products L.P.)

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Centralized Management of External Clusters on Managed Kubernetes Platforms

Organization Name

Dell Products L.P.

Inventor(s)

David Jensen of Dallas TX (US)

Linwood W. Zoller, Iv of Lexington KY (US)

Daniel E. Cummins of Hudson NH (US)

Centralized Management of External Clusters on Managed Kubernetes Platforms - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17867729 titled 'Centralized Management of External Clusters on Managed Kubernetes Platforms

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a method for managing remote Kubernetes clusters using a central orchestrator and cluster integration interfaces for multiple managed Kubernetes platforms.

  • A cluster of interest is selected through one of the interfaces and a connection with the applicable platform is registered.
  • The registered connection includes platform account credentials and cluster admin role information.
  • A platform-specific microservice (PSM) is instantiated with platform-specific logic and tooling.
  • The PSM retrieves an administrative manifest with administrative pods to enable secure communication between the central orchestrator and the platform.
  • The cluster of interest is imported into the central orchestrator, allowing administrators to perform platform-specific management tasks.

Potential applications of this technology:

  • Efficient management of multiple remote Kubernetes clusters.
  • Streamlined deployment and management of application workloads on different platforms.
  • Simplified scaling of nodes, updating Kubernetes versions, and modifying access/permission roles.

Problems solved by this technology:

  • Overcoming the complexity of managing multiple Kubernetes clusters across different platforms.
  • Ensuring secure communication between the central orchestrator and the managed clusters.
  • Simplifying administrative tasks and configurations for cluster infrastructure.

Benefits of this technology:

  • Centralized management and control of remote Kubernetes clusters.
  • Improved efficiency and productivity in managing and deploying applications.
  • Enhanced security through secure communication and administrative role-based access control.


Original Abstract Submitted

A method for managing remote Kubernetes clusters employs a central orchestrator with cluster integration interfaces for one or more managed Kubernetes platforms. A cluster of interest is selected via one of the interfaces and a connection with the applicable platform is registered. The registered connection may include platform account credentials and cluster admin role information to an authenticated cluster-admin role defined for the platform. A platform-specific microservice (PSM), provisioned with platform-specific logic and tooling, is instantiated. The PSM retrieves an administrative manifest including one or more administrative pods enabling the central orchestrator to communicate securely with the platform and deploy and manage application workloads on the cluster. The cluster of interest is then imported into the central orchestrator enabling administrators to perform platform-specific management tasks, including cluster infrastructure configuration tasks such as scaling nodes, updating Kubernetes versions, and modifying access/permission roles.

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